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. 2021 Jun 16:22:100802.
doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100802. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Feasibility of a socio-spiritual intervention to improve quality of life of adult Nigerians with cancer and their family caregivers: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Israel Gabriel  1   2 , Debra Creedy  1 , Elisabeth Coyne  1
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Feasibility of a socio-spiritual intervention to improve quality of life of adult Nigerians with cancer and their family caregivers: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Israel Gabriel et al. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. .

Abstract

Background: Despite high psychosocial needs that negatively affect the quality of life of adults living with cancer and their family caregivers, there is a lack of interventions that are culturally sensitive to low-income countries. This protocol tests the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial on the efficacy of a socio-spiritual intervention to improve the quality of life of adult Nigerians living with cancer and their family caregivers.

Methods/design: This two-arm trial will recruit 152 adults with cancer and their family caregivers (76 dyads). Participants will be recruited from a clinical facility in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group at a 1:1 ratio. The intervention consists of four weekly face-to-face sessions with a focus on spirituality, social support, and information needs. Control participants will receive usual care. Outcome measures include feasibility, spiritual need, social need, information, cancer health literacy, and quality of life collected at baseline and immediate post-intervention.

Discussion: Nigeria has the highest rate of extreme poverty globally with high rates of cancer mortality. Testing the feasibility of social-spiritual interventions in resource poor settings is important to establish preliminary efficacy and sustainability. Family-centred interventions for adults living with cancer and their family caregivers can strengthen their coping capabilities. If this intervention is feasible and effective, it could be implemented both in clinical practice and communities in other low and middle income countries.

Keywords: Adult patient; Cancer; Family caregiver; Health literacy; Quality of life; Socio-spiritual intervention.

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No conflict of interest has been declared by the authors.

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